About Vrbo
VRBO is Vacation Rentals By Owners a service which lets home owners lease their properties for a short time to vacationers around the country. There is a sign up and listing fee of $350 to $1000 per year depending on the service. Promotional offers coupon codes and other discounts for VRBO can be found at . Vrbo is the largest "for rent by owner" website that connects travelers with great vacation rental accommodations
Holiday time is family time
Families need each other more than ever, and the company are doing everything in their power to make the time they spend together special. Vrbo has been helping families make the most of their time together for 25 years, and as part of Expedia Group, are able to connect more families all across the globe.
Every family is welcome here
Vrbo believes that family is everything. No matter how it takes shape. The company started pairing homeowners with families looking for places to stay in 1995, and Vacation Rentals By Owner (Vrbo) was born. Since then, Vrbo has grown into a trusted global brand with a unique selection of 2+ million holiday homes all over the world.
Here's why a private holiday home rental is a perfect choice
Many people prefer privacy and flexibility during their holiday. With a private holiday rental, you can easily accommodate the whole family, enjoy a romantic retreat tucked away from the world, walk out onto the beach for a long day in the sun and more. Holiday homes also offer convenient amenities, such as a self-contained space with a kitchen for budget-friendly cooking or a garden for the perfect pet-friendly accommodation, as well as extravagant additions like private pools, hot tubs and more to keep the kids occupied or to enjoy a romantic evening alone.
Here’s how Vrbo protects your trip before it even begins.
Premier Partners consistently provide great experiences for their guests. When you see Premier Partner on a property, you can feel more confident about the property description, photos and amenities.
Protecting your payments
When you pay through Vrbo, they protect your rental payment against fraud. If your payment ends up in the hands of someone other than the owner or property manager, they’ll pay you back. It doesn’t happen often, but if an owner has to cancel a booking at the last minute, Vrbo has a dedicated re-booking specialists here to help you book similar accommodation. Vrbo is there to help your stay go smoothly.
Helping you with our dedicated care team
Experts are available to answer any questions that come up during your stay. If you need help contacting the owner or just have some questions, they are there to help. If you can’t get into the property or if you discover that it was significantly misrepresented online (fewer bedrooms, material defects etc.), let Vrbo know in the first 12 hours. They’ll try to find you new accommodation so your trip can go on smoothly.
After your stay
Even after your trip is over, they’re still there to help. Protecting your damage deposit, If the owner or manager wrongfully withholds your damage deposit after your stay, they’ll help you get it back.
Trust
Trust is essential for a successful marketplace. With secure payments, fraud protection and authentic reviews for both owners and travellers, Vrbo ensures that all members of the community can stay and rent with confidence.
Security
Keeping your account safe and secure is a top priority. From payment protection to fraud prevention, they have tools in place to reduce risks in financial transactions and maintain trust between parties that may not know each other.
A guide to villa holidays
Villas
Villa holidays come in all shapes and sizes. From romantic boltholes for couples in a medieval city, to large houses with pools and decks that are ideal for big groups of friends, our guide will introduce some ideas for the best villa holidays. We also help you bag a bargain by picking some amazing locations at the best time of the year.
Discover the perfect cottage
Characterful and cosy, cottages might just be the authentic accommodation type you've been searching for. They are available all over the UK, nestling deep in the Cairngorms of Scotland, studding the pebble stretches of Dorset or sitting wedged into the wooded vales of the Yorkshire Dales. The different types of cottage stays on the menu ensure that there are places that can suit a whole range of different travellers, no matter if you're bringing the dog with you, planning a rendezvous with the family or want something truly romantic. You might also discover some enticing cottages abroad, out with the stone-built villages of Normandy or down amongst the trulli homes of Puglia, for example.
Find your home base in holiday destinations worldwide
From the Sunshine State to St Ives, the beautiful Broads of Norfolk to the beach-fringed Balearics of Spain, there are all sorts of rental destinations to pick from around the world today. To really get your wanderlust a-flowing, this section comes replete with travel inspiration. It will tantalise with tales of the South of France and tempt with family-fun jaunts to Orlando's corkscrewing theme parks, all punctuated by snippets of salt-washed Cornish harbours, olive-clad Crete, hedonistic Ibiza and a whole load more.
Finding the best destinations for your perfect holiday
Choosing the right sort of place to have that next holiday can be as important as finding the right home away from home. The guides in this section will take you on a journey from the sparkling beaches to the high mountains to the buzzing cities, all in search of somewhere that really stokes the wanderlust. Packing in everything from the primeval landscapes of Iceland to the enchanting Christmas markets of Europe's capitals to the rolling countryside of Old Blighty, you might just be surprised at the spot that tickles your fancy.